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• Giving
• K-12 Lesson Plans
• Research
• Programs

• The GK-12 Institute for Teachers
• FIRST LEGO League
• FIRST Robotics Competition, Palmetto Regional
• Project Lead the Way

For more information

For more information, contact the Center's director:

Dr. Jed S. Lyons
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208.

803.777.9552
lyons@sc.edu

K-12 Programs

The center's programs are designed to promote engineering, science and math learning. A list of other USC outreach programs is here.

Programs for K-12 Teachers and Students

• The GK-12 Institute for Teachers is a summer workshop for K-12 Teachers that disseminates best practices from the Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Program. Hands-on activities that integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics are emphasized.
• FIRST LEGO League and Palmetto FIRST Robotics inspire an appreciation of science and technology and recognize the enrichment they bring to the lives of young people.
• Project Lead the Way partners with schools to prepare an increasing and more diverse group of engineering students and create new generations of engineers.

Programs for USC Students

• Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education: The GK-12 Fellows program supports graduate students to work in a K-12 classroom. The goal is to improve the teaching and communication skills of the students while enhancing science education in South Carolina Schools.
• Partners in Inquiry: The Pi program is modeled on GK-12 and is managed by USC's Teaching and Learning Center.
• The Sloan Minority Ph.D. Fellowship program provides fellowships and personal mentoring in order to increase the number of underrepresented minority Ph.D. graduates in engineering.
• Research Communication Studio is designed for both undergraduates and professionals interested in research-based learning.
• Research Experience for Undergraduates a summer program sponsored by the National Science Foundation to involve undergraduate students in research in The Department of Chemical Engineering.
• Research Experience for Undergraduates in Japan is a semester-long program sponsored by the National Science Foundation to involve undergraduate students in research in Japan.